Late General Secretary Tran Phu’s 115th birthday marked in Phu Yen province

A ceremony to mark the 115th birthday of Tran Phu, the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was held on April 23 in his birthplace of Tuy An district in Phu Yen province.

The anniversary began with an art programme chronicling the life and career of the excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh and a staunch advocate of the international communist and workers’ movement.

In his speech, Deputy Secretary of Tuy An district, Bui Van Thanh, expressed his gratitude to the late General Secretary and other revolutionary forefathers who made significant contributions to the nation.

Tran Phu, whose father was a patriotic Confucian scholar, was born into a poor family on May 1, 1904, in Phu Yen province.

Joining revolutionary activities at an early age, he was elected to the provisional Central Committee in July 1930 and was assigned with compiling the Party’s political programme.

At the first plenum of the Central Committee, Tran Phu was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in October 1930.

On April 19, 1931, he was arrested by the French colonialists and tortured brutally. He died several months later at the age of 27, leaving his comrades and the people with a deep sense of admiration and sympathy.

His revolutionary career was short but he left a large legacy to the Party and nation.

Today a number of precious materials on his life and career are being kept at the An Tho Citadel in Phu Yen province.

Nhandan